The Wilder (The Trouble With Magic book 1)
“Karryl had to press hard with both thumbs before the old latch reluctantly grated free. With a loud creak of protest the door swung ajar. Bending down, he pulled away long pale tendrils of light-starved ivy which had crept along the ground through the rat holes, to continue their struggling growth in the darkness inside. With a determined shove, Karryl pushed the protesting door fully open. He stepped inside and stood for a moment while his eyes adjusted to the gloom, then began to look around ...him.
There wasn’t much to see. A large wooden table, liberally scattered with dead leaves and rat droppings, stood in the middle of a stone flagged floor strewn with patches of dusty brown debris. Beside the table, a couple of plain wooden chairs bore the unmistakeable evidence of woodworm activity, while to one side of the chimney breast sat a heavy looking, iron-bound wooden chest, its gnawed corners declaring it a clear favourite with the rodent population. A pile of mildewed ash and half burned sticks lay in the fireplace, and the air was rank with the miasma of neglect and decay.MoreLess
There wasn’t much to see. A large wooden table, liberally scattered with dead leaves and rat droppings, stood in the middle of a stone flagged floor strewn with patches of dusty brown debris. Beside the table, a couple of plain wooden chairs bore the unmistakeable evidence of woodworm activity, while to one side of the chimney breast sat a heavy looking, iron-bound wooden chest, its gnawed corners declaring it a clear favourite with the rodent population. A pile of mildewed ash and half burned sticks lay in the fireplace, and the air was rank with the miasma of neglect and decay.MoreLess
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